Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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Episode 572: Evaluating Congestion Pricing Year One Mar 26, 2026

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This week we're joined by Stephen Crim, Director, Policy & Analytical Reporting, Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) at the NYMTA. We chat about the MTA's one year data report on congestion pricing including some of the results and how the data was collected. Stephen also discusses the numerous government data partnerships and enhancements including air quality monitoring and what other cities can look to in order to consider future pricing schemes.

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Episode 188: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Time Warp with Chrissy and Tracy Mar 24, 2026

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This week on Mondays at the Overhead Wire we're joined once again by Chrissy Mancini Nichols and Tracy McMillan to tackle a whole host of topics including the connection between VMT and safety, chrono urbanism, how navigating cities protects your brain, and Austin's housing construction success.

Main Discussion

Chrono urbanism - Landzine

Lower VMT means safer roads - SSTI

Austin housing growth - Pew

DC road pricing - Greater Greater Washington

Brains on streets - Medical Xpress

Connect Bay Area info

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Episode 571: Growing St. Louis' Arts and Culture District Mar 19, 2026

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This week we're joined by Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Chris Hansen, Executive Director at Kranzberg Arts Foundation. We chat about growth and investment in St. Louis' Grand Center Arts District and talk about the people that make it work. We also discuss ensuring that the public can enjoy the arts while making sure artists benefit from their work in the community.

Regional Arts Commission St. Louis

Kranzberg Arts Foundation

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Episode 570: Buildings are Here to Help People Mar 12, 2026

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This week I'm joined by Jeremy Wells to discuss his book Managing the Magic of Old Places: Crafting Public Policies for People-Centered Historic Preservation. We chat the impact of old places on people's emotions and the current state of the preservation profession. We also discuss the struggle in the field to legitimize the impact of environmental psychology on the built environment, classical architecture and white supremacy, and the differences between cultures in preservation approaches.

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Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Missing Service We Paid For Mar 10, 2026

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we chat about Zurich's green roofs, zoning at 100, RTD's missing service, and Madison's electric bus lessons. This and much much more.

Below are links to the items we discussed on the show:

Main News

FRA's potential shakeup - The Travel

Zurich's climate shield - Reasons to be Cheerful

Truck pollution in Australia - Guardian

Madison electric buses - Grist

How zoning won - Bloomberg CityLab

LA pavement may be unnecessary - LA Times

Denver missing transit service - Denver Post

What urban highways cost - Bloomberg CityLab

What makes a city beautiful - The Conversation

Bonus Items

Traffic tickets up in SF - San Francisco Chronicle

Decoding economic development corruption - Lincoln Institute

DART reorganization - KERA

The equity of trees - MIT News

Traffic signal tech - Tennessean

Squamish urban project - Globe and Mail

Carbon intensive coastal adaptation - Common Edge

Federal judge rules for congestion pricing - Streetsblog NYC

Self driving cars increase VMT - Vox

Housing includes childcare - Marketplace

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Episode 569: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark Mar 05, 2026

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This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark. In Part 2, we talk about our predictions from last year and what we got right and wrong on high speed rail and transportation funding, then we make new ones for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico.

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Episode 568: The Year in Transit with Yonah Freemark Part 1 Feb 26, 2026

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This week we're joined once again by Yonah Freemark to discuss the state of transit in the US and around the world. In Part 1, we talk about the longer term impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving TOD, what the future of transportation should look like, and discuss updates to Transit Explorer.

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Episode 186: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Datamatize Pedestrian Data Feb 24, 2026

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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but we do chat about new pedestrian models in New York, how much people walk when they move to a new city, the thought that Fastracks in Denver might never be finished as advertised, and a program where Colorado renters are getting equity for renting. Lots more on the show so listen in!

Below are the items we shared on the show:

Fastracks may never finish - Colorado Public Radio

Social housing tax receipts double expected - PubliCola

Colorado kicks off cash-back program for renters - Multi-Housing News

Utah takes aim at SLC traffic calming - Streetsblog USA | Cycling West

Moving to walkable cities - Scientific American

Model maps foot traffic - MIT News

More money for regional transport - USA Streetsblog

Ring commercial backfires - 404 Media

South gains population faster - Future of Where

High cost of throwing things away - Ethos

Bonus Items

Ideas for battery fueling stations - The Cool Down

Dutch package lockers - NL Times

BART faregates generate revenue - SF Chronicle

Curbed reporting goes dark - Architect's Newspaper

Ada County blocks Boise transit tax - Boise State Public Radio

Philly has bad speed bumps - WHYY

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Episode 567: Women Changing Cities Feb 19, 2026

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to discuss their newest book Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation. We discuss the mobility of care work and the unpaid labor the undergirds the economy, elevating the voices of people with experience, and the women getting elected to get things done.

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Episode 566: Concrete Doesn't Spend Money, People Do Feb 12, 2026

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This week on The Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Dr. Lawrence Frank to talk about how the built environment and the way we get around connect to public health outcomes. We also discuss the shortcomings of cost benefit analysis, and the systematic externalization of health benefits.

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